Chuvit sentenced to one-month jail for violating anti-graft law

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Chuvit sentenced to one-month jail for violating anti-graft law

 

 

CHUVIT KAMOLVISIT, a former massage-parlour owner and politician who has become a media celebrity, was on Thursday sentenced to a month in jail for failing to report his co-ownership in a restaurant.

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders found on Thursday that Chuvit had violated the anti-corruption law by failing to include his shareholding in a restaurant in his financial report submitted to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

 

As a former MP, Chuvit was required by the law to submit a financial report about his assets and debt one year after leaving his MP position in December 2013. Chuvit, 56, was the leader of the Rak Prathet Thai Party

 

 

He was taken to the Bangkok Remand Prison on Thursday after the court denied his request for bail.

 

The court initially sentenced Chuvit to two months’ imprisonment but reduced the jail term by half after he confessed to the irregularity.

 

The court also divested Chuvit of his political rights for five years under the anti-corruption law, starting from December 2013 when he last left his MP seat.

 

The NACC brought the case to court after discovering that Chuvit had failed to mention in his financial report his Bt150,000 investment in the restaurant.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30348314

 

 

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[thequietman]

Murder someone - apply for bail - certainly.

 

Don't tell about business interests in a restaurant - bail please - NO.

 

Double standards anyone?

 

Anyone?

[thedemon]

Seems almost quaint that someone can go to jail for an offence against democracy.

[darksidedog]

Personally, I think this has nothing whatsoever to do with a very minor investment, in his terms, that was undeclared. This was about finding him guilty of anything, simply to keep him out of politics for five years, (which was the effective punishment), with an election coming up. If not, why 30 days? Smallest sentence I have ever heard of, including for offences even smaller and trust me, I have seen a hell of a lot.

[Bluespunk]

5 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

CHUVIT KAMOLVISIT, a former massage-parlour owner and politician who has become a media celebrity,

Man can be summed up in one word...but it is a forbidden one. 

 

However, he is one, a huge, filthy, stinking one at that..

Edited June 21, 2018 by Bluespunk

[thaiguzzi]

6 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Man can be summed up in one word...but it is a forbidden one. 

 

However, he is one, a huge, filthy, stinking one at that..

I like him.

Breath of fresh air on the telly, and in politics.

Bent as a two bob note, but who isn't out here.

11 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

after discovering that Chuvit had failed to mention in his financial report his Bt150,000 investment in the restaurant.

But several mil in watches is ok...

And the other guy a decade ago - got chucked out as pm because he was on a cookery show????

Thailand - the Land of double sided laws...

[Bluespunk]

19 minutes ago, thaiguzzi said:

I like him.

Breath of fresh air on the telly, and in politics.

Bent as a two bob note, but who isn't out here.

But several mil in watches is ok...

And the other guy a decade ago - got chucked out as pm because he was on a cookery show????

Thailand - the Land of double sided laws...

I cannot and will not like any man who exploited young women to make their money. 

Edited June 22, 2018 by Bluespunk

[PoorSucker]

10 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Personally, I think this has nothing whatsoever to do with a very minor investment, in his terms, that was undeclared. This was about finding him guilty of anything, simply to keep him out of politics for five years, (which was the effective punishment), with an election coming up. If not, why 30 days? Smallest sentence I have ever heard of, including for offences even smaller and trust me, I have seen a hell of a lot.

The court also divested Chuvit of his political rights for five years under the anti-corruption law, starting from December 2013 when he last left his MP seat.

 

That means his eligible for next election. 

[Darcula]

This guy should be prime minister of Thailand at least for a shorttime.  How truly befitting that would be.

[worgeordie]

Well he did not do a runner,before his last prison sentence,

like other spineless MP's ,HiSo's do.that should have been

in his favour about granting bail,but no,probably not worried

and will just do his time.

regards worgeordie

[Bob12345]

53 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

The court also divested Chuvit of his political rights for five years under the anti-corruption law, starting from December 2013 when he last left his MP seat.

 

That means his eligible for next election. 

Even if the 5 year term would start from today he would be eligible for the next election. That is, if he gets that old.

[Bluespunk]

1 hour ago, PoorSucker said:

The court also divested Chuvit of his political rights for five years under the anti-corruption law, starting from December 2013 when he last left his MP seat.

 

That means his eligible for next election. 

Children, as yet unborn, will probably be eligible for the next election...

[Vacuum]

1 hour ago, PoorSucker said:

The court also divested Chuvit of his political rights for five years under the anti-corruption law, starting from December 2013 when he last left his MP seat.

 

That means his eligible for next election. 

This is great. He'll get my vote.

[Lupatria]

15 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

As a former MP, Chuvit was required by the law to submit a financial report about his assets and debt one year after leaving his MP position in December 2013.

He is lucky, as all the luxury watches he formerly kept in his drawer were already given to a cops in need. If missing or false reports would be dealt with equally, this guy would enjoy absolute solitude in the big sleeping lounge:

          

Edited June 22, 2018 by Lupatria

[Baerboxer]

15 hours ago, thequietman said:

Murder someone - apply for bail - certainly.

 

Don't tell about business interests in a restaurant - bail please - NO.

 

Double standards anyone?

 

Anyone?

 

The moderating factor isn't the nature of the crime. It's who you are and whether you're in or out of favor!

 

Perhaps he'll appeal as someone may have lent him the restaurant!

[Baerboxer]

4 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

I cannot and will not like any man who exploited young women to make their money. 

 

That's fair point. It's easy to gloss over the very unsavory past in which pimping played a major role.

[Jonmarleesco]

19 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Man can be summed up in one word...but it is a forbidden one. 

 

However, he is one, a huge, filthy, stinking one at that..

A fair description of numerous government members, too. 

[Sir Dude]

He should have got 5 years for bulldozing that bar area on Sukhumvit all those years ago without giving notice and crushing so many people's incomes. Total scumbag.